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Digital Xtra is a registered charity whose goal is for every young person in Scotland to have access to innovative, meaningful, and creative extracurricular computing and AI activities regardless of their gender, background, or where they live.
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Heart of Midlothian Football Club
Heart of Midlothian Football Club will develop a new programme for girls and boys in S1–S3 exploring the games industry in Scotland.
Glenboig Primary School
Glenboig Primary School will create a Minecraft: Education Edition After School Club
Edzell Primary School
Edzell Primary School will use mobile devices to help develop children's interest in digital technologies.
Edinburgh Science
Microcoders will provide young people with an awareness of how cybersecurity is a global problem that affects many areas of our lives.
Athelstaneford Primary School
Athelstaneford Primary School will create a coding club for students, who will then subsequently record and share their lessons for other primary schools in East Lothian.
Arbroath Academy
As part of a new lunchtime club, students at Arbroath Academy in Angus will explore 'what is under the hood' in various technologies
Aberdeen Science Centre
Aberdeen Science Centre will develop a digital-themed workshop to introduce young people, community groups, and families to the world of programming and cyber security.
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) will be building on their previous grant awards by developing a ‘Lend a Lab’ digital resource box to share with educators at schools and libraries across northern Scotland as well as with the public at community led science festivals.
The Nicolson Institute
The Nicolson Institute in the Western Isles will be introducing a LEGO Robotics Club using the EV3 LEGO Mindstorms robots.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, in partnership with Energy Skills Partnership Scotland, will be expanding the delivery of FIRST LEGO League Jr in Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire and the Scottish Borders
Stronsay Junior High School
Stronsay Junior High School will lead on the development of after school STEM clubs for the remote, isolated communities on the North Isles of Orkney.
Shetland College UHI
Shetland College UHI will be engaging with local primary schools and community groups through a series of outreach programmes to excite and stimulate children to learn about technology and STEM careers.
Scottish Council for Development & Industry
Scottish Council for Development & Industry’s Young Engineers and Science Clubs (YESC) is the Scottish delivery partner for the VEX IQ Challenge, the world’s largest robotics competition.
Riverside Primary School
Riverside Primary School is setting up an extracurricular STEM Club to help inspire young people to learn advanced digital technologies skills through high quality, exciting extracurricular activities.
Rayne North School
Support from Digital Xtra Fund will enable the club to purchase additional laptops and increase capacity at their popular after school club by around 40%.
Moray College UHI
Moray College UHI and their industry partners will deliver three interconnected workshops four times each for young people S1 – S3.
